Toy gun



May 17, 1960 s. NOBLE 2,936,543

my GUN Filed Aug. 1, 1958 M INVENToR BY W/M 5%@ ATTORNEY limited States Patent TOY GUN Sid Noble, Levittown, N.Y., assignor to Ideal Toy Corporation, Hollis, N.Y., a corporation of New York Application August 1, 1958, Serial No. 752,526

7 Claims. (Cl. 46-1) This invention relates generally to a new and improved toy or model gun apparatus, and is especially concerned with such a toy or model gun as simulates in appearance that of a rotary turret mounted gun or battery thereof.

It is one object of the present invention to provide a toy or model gun construction of the type described which is extremely simple to manufacture and assemble, and accurately simulates both the appearance and motion of actual turret-type guns.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a toy or model gun construction having the advantageous characteristics mentioned in the preceding paragraphs which is rugged, durable, long-lasting in use, and which can be easily assembled at relatively low cost.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following specification and referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a material part of this disclosure.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope will be indicated by the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a top plan View showing a turret-type gun constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 2h2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken substantially along the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a partial sectional elevational View taken substantially along the line of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the turret is there generally designated T and includes a substructure or base 2, on which is mounted a supplemental base or platform 3. A turret proper 4 is superposed on the platform 3; and, a plurality of guns G and GA are carried by the platform 3 and turret 4, projecting outward therefrom. l

In particular, the substructure or base 2 includes an annular, upwardly facing shoulder 2a having an upstanding annular inner flange or wall 2b.v The supplemental base or platform 3 is constituted of a generally horizontal, approximately circular top wall 3b and a depending side wall 3c extending about the periphery of the top wall. The side wall 3c of the platform or base 3 has its lower end or edge seated on the upwardly facing shoulder 2a of the substructure 2, and snugly receives or embraces the upstanding substructure 2b. The platform 3 may be cemented or otherwise secured to the substructure 2, as at their contacting surfaces, if desired.

The -top wall 3b of the platform 3 is formed centrally thereof with a through, vertical aperture or hole 3d. The top wall 3b of the platform 3 is further formed with an upwardly facing, annular track, groove or race 3a, extending generally concentric with respect to the aperture 3d and located in spaced relation radially beice tween the latter aperture and depending side wall 3 of the platform. As best seen in Fig. 2, the track, race or groove 3a in the upper surface of the platform top wall 3b is of semi or partial circular cross-sectional configuration.

The turret proper 4 includes a generally circular top wall 4b arranged horizontally in spaced superposed relation above the platform top wall 3b, generally concentrically thereof. The turret 4 also includes a peripheral side wall 4c extending about and depending from the turret top wall to have its lower edge or end resting in engagement on the upper surface of the platform top wall 3b. The turret top wall 4b is preferably of a diameter slightly less than that of the platform top wall 3b, and greater than that of the upwardly facing track 3a, so that the depending peripheral turret side wall 4c has its lower edge resting on the upper surface of the platform top wall 3b radially outward of the track. A central tubular or hollow boss 5 is formed on the top turret wall 4b and depends or projects downward therefrom into and in spaced relation within the platform opening 3d. As best seen in Fig. 2, the tubular boss 5 opens downwardly, and is configured to taper upward toward its closed upper end.

A plug 6 projects upward through the platform aperture 3b into snug fitting engagement in the depending boss 5, and is provided on its lower end with an enlargement or head 6a projecting radially outward beneath the platform top wall 3b and in slidable engagement with the undersurface of the latter. It will now be understood that the depending boss 5 and its received plug 6 combine to define a depending journal post rotatably received in the platform aperture 3d; and, that the lower end enlargement or head 6a prevents upward movement of the turret T from the position with its side wall 4c engaging the platform top wall 3b, while permitting rotational movement of the turret relative to the platform about the axis of the journal post 5, 6.

At a location on the undersurface of the turret top wall 4b, directly over the track or groove 3a, there are provided a pair of spaced, downwardly facing recesses 4a. Further, contiguous to and radially outward of the downwardly facing turret top wall recesses 4a, the turret side wall 4c is absent or cut away to leave a radial opening 8.

The guns G and GA are arranged in substantial parallelism, each having its inner end disposed in the space between the platform top wall 3b and turret top wall 4b, and projecting generally Vradially outward from therebetween in spaced relation, through the turret side wall opening 8. Provided on the inner end of each gun G and GA is an enlargement or head, as at 7a and 7b, respec tively. The inner gun end enlargements '7a and 7b are thus adjacent to but spaced from each other, and xedly connected together by a connecting member or rod 7. It will be noted that the inner end enlargements '7a and 7b are each of generally spherical external configuration, having its lower and upper portions respectively substantially conformahly received in the track 3a and a respective turret recess 4a. As the generally spherical gun end enlargements 7a and 7b may be considered as each having an external surface of revolution about an axis extending normal to the guns G and GA, and normal to the journal posts 5, 6, it will be apparent that the spherical enlargements are rotatable about such transverse axis in engagement with Vthe track 3a and recesses 4a. That is, the enlargements 7a and 7b are rotatable about an axis transverse of the guns and journal posts, which axis may be coincident with that of the connecting member 7, to swing the guns up and down between the solid and phantom positions illustrated in Fig. 2. The guns will remain in a selected position of their up and down swinging movement by frictional engagement of the enlargement 7arand 7b in the track 3a and recesses 4a.

Further, upon rotation of the turret 4 about the axis .of journal posts 5, 6, the gun enlargements 7a and 7b are retained in the turret top wall recesses 4a and thereby carried for movement along the track 3a about the axis of turret rotation, in the manner of an actual turret gun battery.

From the foregoing, it is seen that a toy or model gun is provided which fully accomplishes its intended objects and is well adapted to meet practical conditions of manufacture, assembly and use.

Although the present invention has been described in some detail by way of illustration and example for purposes of clarity of understanding, it is understood that ,certain changes and modications may be made within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A model or toy gun comprising a base, a turret superposed on and having at least one portion spaced over said base, turret mounting means mounting said turret for rotation relative to said base, spaced annular track means and recess means on said base and turret, a gun proper having one end interposed in the space between said one turret portion and said base and having its other end projecting outward therefrom, and gun mounting means on said one end of said gun to mount said gun in said track and recess means for rotation with said turret and along said track means about an axis transverse of said gun and of said turret.

2. A model or toy gun according to claim l, said gun mounting means comprising a head having an external ysurface of revolution coaxial with said transverse axis swingably received in said track and recess means having a radial opening larger than said gun proper to allow said free swinging movement of said gun proper relative to said turret and base. 3. A model or toy gun according to claim 2, wherein said head is spherical in shape.

4. A model or toy gun according to claim l, said turret mounting means comprising a projection depending from said turret rotatably through said base.

5. A model or toy gun comprising an upwardly facing platform formed with a centrally located vertically disposed through aperture and an annular upwardly facing track extending about said aperture, a turret having a top wall and a depending side wall arranged in centrally superposed relation with respect to said platform with said top wall spaced vover said platform track and the lower region of said side wall resting slidably on said platform, said turret Vtop wall being formed on its underside with a recess facing downward toward said track, journal post depending from said turret top wall rotatably through said platform aperture and having a lower end enlargement rotatably engaging the underside of said platform, to retain said turret rotatably on said platform, a gun proper having one end interposed in the space between said platform and turret top wall and having its other end projecting outward spacedly through and beyond said turret side wall, and an enlargement on said one end of said gun having its lower and upper portions engaged in said track and recess respectively for movement along said track with said turret recess upon rotation of the latter and for swinging movement about an axis transverse of said gun and the axis of turret rotation.

6. A model or toy gun according to claim 5, wherein said enlargement 011 said one end of said gun is generally spherical in shape.

7. A model or toy gun according to claim 6, in cornbina'tion with an additional generally spherical enlargement fixed to said gun proper adjacent to said one end of said gun in side by side relation with respect to said first mentioned spherical enlargement and engaged in said track, said turret top wall being formed with an additional recess on its underside facing downward toward said track and receiving said additional gun end enlargement, whereby said pair of gun end enlargements are moveable together along said track and swingable together about said transverse axis.

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